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Tech Tips: VMware vSphere® with Operations Management
vSphere 5.5 Install Pt. 1: Introduction
vSphere 6.5 install
- dowload ISOs from VMware
VMware-VCSA-all-6.5.0-5178943.iso
VMware-VIM-all-6.5.0-5178943.iso
VMware-VMvisor-Installer-201701001-4887370.x86_64.iso
- install ESXi (VMvisor-Installer)
- add NIC drivers (see Network cards not detected on ESX host article)
- go to https://<ESXi_host> and save ESXi certificate as well as CA
- set timeout to off
Click small arrow pointing down next to root@IP > Settings > Application Timeout > Off
- mount VCSA ISO & run D:\vcsa-ui-installer\win32\installer.exe
- go through wizard (see attached screenshots)
- once installed, log on to ESXi host direct and set RAM to 4GB on vCSA VM
- start vCSA VM again
- https://<vCenterIP> & click Download trusted root CA certificates
- also save vCenter certificate
- run MMC Console > Certificates > Computer
> import CA root (<< BOTH ESXi & vCSA) to Computer Trusted Root Certification authorities store
> import vCSA and ESXi certificates to Computer personal store
- restart browser & test (IE, Chrome, etc.)
- login to vCenter and add ESXi host
- open console to vCSA & install VMRC - https://<vCSA>/vmrc/VMware-VMRC.msi
- create VMFS Datastores & Add NFS shares
- set timeout on vCSA & enable WinSCP
open console to vCSA, log on, type shell
change line session.timeout = 120 to session.timeout = 0
save file
Increasing the VMware vSphere Web Client session timeout period (2040626)
vCenter Service Appliance 6.5 Tips and Tricks
- (optional) set copy & paste (see Clipboard Copy and Paste does not work in vSphere Client article)
- in vSphere web client click Home icon and select administration, click Licenses under Licensing, select Licenses tab and add ESXi & vCenter licenses (vSphere with Operations Management 6 Enterprise Plus & vCenter Server 6 Standard)
- click Assets tab, then Hosts and Assign License...
- select vCenter Server systems and Assign License...
see How to Install vCenter Server 6.5 for Windows step by step for Windows Installation
Find out if your ESXi host has graphics card such as NVIDIA Tesla M6 (GM204GL)
- List all hardware on PCI bus
- grep lines with "VGA" search term and 17 before and after the line
- grep 2nd time just to get lines with Vendor and Device
- alternatively just get 7 lines before and 1 after the search term NVIDIA
vSphere 5.5 Install Pt. 1: Introduction
vSphere 6.5 install
- dowload ISOs from VMware
VMware-VCSA-all-6.5.0-5178943.iso
VMware-VIM-all-6.5.0-5178943.iso
VMware-VMvisor-Installer-201701001-4887370.x86_64.iso
- install ESXi (VMvisor-Installer)
- add NIC drivers (see Network cards not detected on ESX host article)
- go to https://<ESXi_host> and save ESXi certificate as well as CA
- set timeout to off
Click small arrow pointing down next to root@IP > Settings > Application Timeout > Off
- mount VCSA ISO & run D:\vcsa-ui-installer\win32\installer.exe
- go through wizard (see attached screenshots)
- once installed, log on to ESXi host direct and set RAM to 4GB on vCSA VM
- start vCSA VM again
- https://<vCenterIP> & click Download trusted root CA certificates
- also save vCenter certificate
- run MMC Console > Certificates > Computer
> import CA root (<< BOTH ESXi & vCSA) to Computer Trusted Root Certification authorities store
> import vCSA and ESXi certificates to Computer personal store
- restart browser & test (IE, Chrome, etc.)
- login to vCenter and add ESXi host
- open console to vCSA & install VMRC - https://<vCSA>/vmrc/VMware-VMRC.msi
- create VMFS Datastores & Add NFS shares
- set timeout on vCSA & enable WinSCP
open console to vCSA, log on, type shell
change line session.timeout = 120 to session.timeout = 0
save file
Increasing the VMware vSphere Web Client session timeout period (2040626)
vCenter Service Appliance 6.5 Tips and Tricks
- (optional) set copy & paste (see Clipboard Copy and Paste does not work in vSphere Client article)
- in vSphere web client click Home icon and select administration, click Licenses under Licensing, select Licenses tab and add ESXi & vCenter licenses (vSphere with Operations Management 6 Enterprise Plus & vCenter Server 6 Standard)
- click Assets tab, then Hosts and Assign License...
- select vCenter Server systems and Assign License...
see How to Install vCenter Server 6.5 for Windows step by step for Windows Installation
Find out if your ESXi host has graphics card such as NVIDIA Tesla M6 (GM204GL)
- List all hardware on PCI bus
- grep lines with "VGA" search term and 17 before and after the line
- grep 2nd time just to get lines with Vendor and Device
- alternatively just get 7 lines before and 1 after the search term NVIDIA